Mausoleum



Jan. 31, 1928. 1,657,619

' o. G. GILDEN MAUSOLEUM y Filed April 20. `192'? 3 Sheets-Sheet l www anion mm1 Jan. 31, 1928.

O. G. GILDEN MAUSOLEUM Filed April 20. v1927 3 sheets-sheet 2 om G. Ga' www Jan. 31, 192s.l 1,657,619

o. G. GILDEN MAUSOLEUM Filed April 20. 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ZZU G. Gilda/W Patented Jan. 3l, 1928.

UNITED STATES OTTO G. GILDEN, 0F ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MAUSOLEUM.

Application filed April 20, 1927. Serial No. 185,220.

My present invention has reference to a mausoleum designed to provide a monument to perpetuate the memory of the de parted.

An object is the provision of a mausoleum constructed of concrete sections, polished or otherwise treated to present a highly orna mental, stately and refined but unostentatious monument that shall provide a befitting memorial for the dead. i

A further object is the provision of a mausoleum that is constructed of sections which provide a tomb for the casket of a deceased person and which sections while effectively sealed together have means for admitting outside air into the tomb without permitting the entrance of dirt, insects, etc., thereinto, and whereby the air pressure in the tomb is equal to the outside pressure of the air so that the casket will be thus effectively and indefinitely preserved.

EL further object is the provision of a mausoleum that comprises a concrete base designed to be arranged upon the ground surface of a burial ground, and which base is provided with a metal compartment that is normally closed by a door, the said compartment providing for the reception of tools employed in a graveyard, while resting on the base and securely atlixed thereto there is the hollow body portion of the improvement, the latter, however, being provided with a base having upsta'nding lugs on which the casket rests, the body being Closed by a sealing slab, while restingon and secured to these members there is the ornamental top slab of the improvement, there being air conducting passages between the base, the body and the top that are suitably screened to prevent the passage of dirt, insects and the like through such passages, all of the constructions being of a highly ornamental but of unostentatious appearance.

A still further object is the provision of a mausoleum in which any desired number of casket containing bodies may be superimposed one over the other so that the several deceased members of a family may repose in the tombs thus provided by the mausoleum.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification, it being understood that the invention is not to be confined to the precise showing of the drawings, and that the same may be changed or modied so long as such changes and modifications mark vno material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a mausoleum in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4t is a bottom plan view of the top slab or cover.

Figure is a sectional view approximately on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a sectional View approximately on the line 6-6 of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is a side elevation, with parts in section, illustrating a modified form of the mausoleum. e

Figure 8 is a sectional viewapproximately on the line 8 8 of Figure 7 Figure 9 is a detail sectional view to illustrate the manner in which the screen is arranged in one of the air conducting ports or passages.

Figure l() vis a perspective view y of the screen.`

Preferably the base member or slab of my improvement is cast or molded at the place where the mausoleum is to be erected, while the remainder of the construction is cast in a suitable plant or factory and shipped there from. The improvement .is wholly con* structed of concrete, except for certain parts which will be referred to in this descrip# tion. All of the concrete parts of the improvement have their outer faces rubbed and polished to present smooth white surfaces and, if desired, these exposed surfaces may be marbleized.

The base l comprises a substantially rectangular member, that is the slab is centrally formed with an opening therethrough, and the outer edges of the base are formed with an ogee molding or otherwise ornamentally shaped. The corners of the basev slab have upstanding round portions there? on formed with annular depressions 2 `for the reception of pots or vases containing iiowers. The base slab l, has one of its ends provided with a substantially rectangular opening thatl communicates with the hollow body of the base, and in this opening there is arranged a rectangular casing1 3 ot copper or some other suitable metal which is not susceptible to deterioration under Weather conditions. The casinp- Il on the sides thereof has outstanding ears` -l which are embedded in the base l in the process ot manufacture of the base and these ears have openings therethrough through which certain portions 5 of the plastic base pass and which portions 5 serve as anchors tor the ears and tor the easing 3. The outer end ot the casingA 3 is shaped to contorni to the moldedledge of. the base, and this end oi" the casiiighas hinged thereto a copper or similar metal cover G shaped to correspond to the contour ot the base. The cover is normally locked by means Y; Figures 2 and if. The casing provides a means whereby tools or other implements employed in a burial ground may be housed, while the locked cover 6 prevents the sairreptitious removal ot such tools.

The concrete body member l5 ot the iinprovernent is ot rectangular formation, the saine having its upper and lower edges formed with ornamental 'moldings The body 8 rests directly on the base. Inithe showing of Figures l to (i, the lower corners of the body are recessed so that the bottom 2) ot.' the said body is partly received .in the opening ot the base slab and contacts with the inner edges providedthereby. Obviously other interengaging means may be provided between the base and body, as for instance, these members may be formed with interengaging tongues and grooves. The sides and ends of the body are preferably termed with depressed panels 10, and these panels may begivcn a rough or other ornamental finish to contrast with the outer surface ot the body propel'. In the side panels there are removable metal name plates 1l. These name plates are secured in the panels through the medium ot bolts 12 that have squared portions passing through the ends of the said" plates il, and havin il their. shanlrs passing. through the sides ot the body 8. The inner tace of the body has depressions in which the shanks ot the bolts enter. and

initted to the interior oi the body iu a man Iier which will hereinafter be described. The body 1s adhesively connected to the base,

preferably by cementingil these members to gether.

Pre iierabiy nemesio ritter the casket has been arranged in the body 8,the body is sealed by a top slab iti. 'lihis slab has its edges beveled and enters a continuons .lepression on the inner Vall of the top ot' the body,itho side Wall providfai by the depression being also beveled. 'ihe slab is sealed in this depression li' by a plas tic cement lil. The sealing slab i6 is 'termed with hand holds il) adjacent lo the endsl tl'iereo'li. In the showinpr ot' lilipure Il o il the di'afvirirsAm these handheld are provided by ab recessinp' the upper tace ot the .eeziliuo adjacent to the ends thcrcoiT the rece i having their side mils rounded and entre ing below the hand holds il): so that the hand holds have their outer edges roluuled and can be iirinly gripped by the insertion ot the hands olf the operator in the ref There is prel'erably embedded in the top ot the body E5 outstanding dou'el pins that enter openings in the top or cover slab o i the improvement. Obviously other intel.'- engap'ing inezuis than the duivels and holes may be provided between the body and the cap slab and when the cap slab is arranged on the body it attore-ts on the sealn ing slab lo. ,l`he cap slab is secured on the bod' Y and on the portion ot the sealing slab with which itcontaets through the medium ol a plastic cement or the like.

The cap slab has its under :tace hollow, that is, the said under 'i'acc ot the cap slab has a longitudinal depression ll therein. The outer edges ot the cap slab are :termed Vwith moldings, as clearly disclosed by the drawings.

As tar as thc description has progressed it will be apparent that le have produced a mausoleum which can be cheaply constructed and easily erected, which provides au ornamental appetu'ance Without being ostentatioue and in which the casket and the remains therein will be indeiinitely preserved. The imjirovenicnt in reality provide;--` a sarcophapgus.

It necessary in order to insure the pres-- ervation oi; the casket that air bc admitted into theton'ib provided by the body and to provide t'or this body 8, at desired spaced intervals is torined with vertically arranged air conducting` holes or pz'issaees M there being transverse pass es :25 that communi cate with the passai; s Q-l and with the interior or tomb provided bythe body. These lateral passages '12a have arranged tlierein screens to prevent the entrance ot dust, insects or the like into the tomb. rthese sci-eo are best illustrated by Figures El and lll ot the drawings. By reitcrerure to these iipjules it will be seen that I employ split fnii'ini,1 riiurs 2G and seciired ontllese split sp1-iner rino-s` is closely woven wire mesh Qi. The split ringe when inserted in the passages Willexpanil.

drawing` the mesh 27 taut and the trietional` engagement between the rings and the walls lll) u: zu..

of the passages effectively sustainsthe screens in such passages.

The vertical air conducting passages 24 are closed or sealed when the cap slab is arranged on the body 8. The passages 24 on the sides of the body communicate with angle passages 24 in the cap slab 22. The passages 24 establish a communication between the chamber 23 in the cap slab, and the entrance of air into the cap slab prevents the sweating thereof and preserves the slab. `In addition to the central and side passages 24 the body 8 is provided with corner air conducting passages 28 that establish communications between the hollovs7 base and angle passsages 28 in the cap slab 22. The passages 24 and 28 have arranged therein screens 29 similar to those previously described, and all of the air conducting passages in the body have like screens 30 arranged therein. By this arrangement it will be seen that air will freely circulate between the base, the hollow cap slab and enter the body 8 so that the air will circulate around the casket.

It is within the province of this invention and my intention to produce a mausoleum that shall provide tombs for a numbery of deceased persons in a family orV for the relatives of the family and, therefore, in Figures 8 and 9 of the drawings, I have shown a number of bodies similar to the body 8 arranged in superimposed relation, that is, one on the other. In this showing the base slab 3l is substantially similar in construction to the base slab l, except that the `said base slab 8l has a top portion 32 provided with upstanding transverse ribs The body 84 that rests on the base has a depending continuous tongue that is received in a continuous groove 36 in the top of the base. rlhese interengaging parts are connectedY together by a sealing cement 37. The superimposed body 38 has a continuous depending tongue 89 received in a continuous groove 40 in the top of the substantially rectangular body 34. It is to be noted that neither of the bodies 84 and 88 are provided with bottom walls but each of these bodies has a `continuons inner depression at its upper edge, the inner orl side wall of which being arranged at an angle. In each of these depressions there is seated a sealing slab 4I. The slabs 4l are sealed in the grooves by plastic cement 42. 'Ihe sealing slabs 41 `in this instance are provided with upstanding transversely arranged ribs 43 having curved openings therethrough which enter the body as indicated by the numerals 44. These openings provide the ribs 43 with hand holds or grips and the said ribs serve as supports for caskets 45. The cap slab 46 is provided with a continuous tongue 47 that is received in the continuous groove in the upper or outer face of the body 38, the

tongue being secured in the groove by a plastic cement 48. The body members 34 and 38 have aligning central and vside `vertical air conducting openings 49 aifording air passages and these passages communicate with passages 50 in the top 82 of the hollow base slab 8l, and the end passages are closed by the cap slab while the side passages communicate with angle passages 52 in the said cap slab. rThe vertical passages 49 in the body members 34 and 38 are intercepted by transverse passages rlA that communicate with the interior or tombs of the bodies. The bodyA members 34 and 38 are also provided with corner air conducting passages that communicate with the angle air conducting passages 52 in the cap slab 46 and that connnunicate with .the hollow inner face 58 of the said cap slab 45. In the openings 52 there are screens 54 similar to the screens previously described and likewise in the lateral or angle passages 5l there are similar screens Also in the passages 50 there are like screens 56. These screens, of course, are toV prevent the ent ance of insects or eX- traneous matter into the tombs or into the hollow portion of the cap slab. Of course, the construction just described is polished and brightened or otherwise ornamented, the same being formed with the beads or molds substantially similar to those previously described. Iiikewise the sides and `edges of the body members 34 and 88 are depressed to form panels and name plates are removably secured in certain of these panels. l/Vhile not shown in the drawings, the hollow base is provided with an inlet opening in which there is arranged a casing similar to the casing 3, the said casingbeing, of course, closed by a hinged door which is normally locked.

It is believed that the foregoing description, when carefully read in connection with the accompanying drawings will fully set forth my construction and the advantages thereof to those skilled in the art to which such invention relates so that further detailed description will not be required.

While I have illustrated and set forth that a single casket is arranged in each tomb of the mausoleum, it is, of course, to be understood that the mausoleums may be of such widths as to accommodate two or more cas kets in each tomb thereof. Also it is to be understood that all parts of the mausoleum and base may be constructed of other material than concrete, that is to say, the same may be formed of cement, clay products, marble, metal, etc., either polished or unpolished. Further all parts constituting the mausoleum may be constructed at the place where the mausoleum is to to be erected or at a factory or like place of manufacture or erection from which place the slabs and foundation could be turned out in uniform niolds by the parties east-ingrthe, mausoleum and' shipped: for prompt delivery at the place where. the mausoleum isstol be erected.

Haring described the invention, I olailn l. A; mausoleum oonstrueted of concrete whose outer surface is polished, and which comprises a hollow baseto resi;-` on-a` ground surface.` ahollow bodT resting` on tliefbaso, opstanding; ribs in the body to affordI a supportlor a: casket, a sealing; slab for the bodya cap slabarranged` overthebody, in-v terengaging,` means betweenfthe body, base and cap-slab, plastic means adhesively cow nectine the body tothe base,the Cap slab and` the sealing slab, and means for admitting@ air through the hollow base into the body.,`

9.2' A` mausoleum eonstruotedof concrete whose outer surface is ornaniented and polished, andlwhieh comprises a` hollowliase, a hollow body resting onlthe base, opstand ing; ribs-ini the bottoni of the body to afford a rest for a casket, said body having its inner. edge, ai;` the top thereof formed with af L continuonsgroove, a seahngf slab seated in the gfroovefand sealedto the body, a capslab slab havin its inner face recessed and which rest-s on the sealing slab andil on. the body, interengaging means between the cap-` slab andthe body,.andlsaid oaprslab being'sealed. to the body,.said bod7 and cap slab havingal1 going openings `that communicate with i the hollow base and with the interior of the body and .the depressed portion of. the cap slab. y and screens in; saidi openings.

:LA nnmsoleum constrnetech of concrete whose outer surface polished, and whiehcoinprises a hollow base, a hollow bodyy resting on the-base, upstandingr ribsin the bottonrof thebody to atford a rest for a casket, said body having itsin ner edgedat the'top i thereof formed with a continuons groove, ai sealing slab seated` inl the groove and sealed to the body,\a cap slabl is ornamented` andl aannam having; its 'innen facef recessed andf which; res ts on the sealing slab and on. the bodyainterf engaging means belxween the cap slab and the body, andi` said cap slabibeing sealed` to the body,` said body and cap slab having aligning, `openin gs that eoi l omniieate.` witlrtlle all communicatingr with then interior o'i. said base, ai metall easing.` arranged in the opening, apertnred ears extending' :from tlie sides ob the casing embedded in the easing and 're eeiringthe zplastie material `othefbase therethrouglntaihinged corerv'tor the. easing, and means orglocking the cover on 111e bottom of the casing.

5.` Ainausolenin comprising` aihollow base, wholly-meting on the base and sealed thereto, a sealing slab Closing; the open top of the hedge andk ai hollow cap slab i arrangnzrll over the sealingslabandioni the top; ol the body and'` sealed to the latter, said body` having vertical, air passages therethrough eoimlmnieating with thehollow base and having transverse.` ports comninnieating with the interior. of the body and with said passages, andlsaidzoapslali having; air passages registeringfwithithe air passagesvin the body and:

communicating with the hollow inferior el the oap slab,` screens in said passages and ports and said passages and ports establishnga, continuous circulation of air between the base,bod5T and cap slab.

Intestinony whereof l affix roy. signature.

GTT() Gr. GULDEN. 

